Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Youth Olympic Games |
| 1 | Super-G | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:04.45 |
- Occupation: Athlete
- Coach: Martin Cote [national] (CAN) (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
- Languages Spoken: English, French
- Sporting Relatives: His younger brother Sami has represented Morocco in alpine skiing. (lemag.ma, 25 Dec 2013)
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe began skiing in mountains near Quebec, Canada. (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
Reason for taking up this sportHe loves the feeling of freedom which skiing provides. He also likes the fact that skiing makes him appreciate winter. (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning gold in the super G at the 2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
HeroSwiss alpine skier Didier Cuche. (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
Most influential person in careerSwiss alpine skier Didier Cuche. (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Everything is possible." (Athlete, 15 Feb 2014)
AwardsHe was Morocco's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (olympic.org, 07 Feb 2014)
GeneralHISTORIC MEDAL
His gold medal in the super G event at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria was the first ever gold medal won by an African nation at an Olympic event. "I wanted to prove that Moroccans can ski well, and I proved it." (olympic.org, 23 May 2013)
DUAL NATIONALITY
He was born to a Moroccan father and a Canadian mother, and has dual citizenship in both countries. His father, a university professor, moved to Canada several years before his birth. The family still keeps a home in Morocco. "I was born in Quebec and I grew up there, and I went through the Skibec alpine system. I'm just like any other kid from Charlesbourg. But I am lucky enough to have a Moroccan father." (olympic.org, 23 May 2013; lapresse.ca, 02 Feb 2012)
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